Where the Wild Things Are
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- DVD and Blu-ray trailer for the film adaptation of Maurice Sendak's childrens classic (01:56)
- Home video trailer for the film adaptation of Maurice Sendak's children's classic (01:52)
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Synopsis
Yearning for escape and adventure, a young boy runs away from home and sails to an island filled with creatures that take him in as their king.
Cast
- Max Records
- Pepita Emmerichs
- Max Pfeifer
- Madeleine Greaves
- Joshua Jay
- Ryan Corr
- Catherine Keener
- Steve Mouzakis
- Catherine O'Hara
- Forest Whitaker
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- Nov 29, 2014
Today my four year old son got his first Lego set. It was an Arctic Explorer's snow mobile. With eager anticipation we opened the package together and spread out all the pieces. My annoying adult instincts immediately took over, making me reach for the instructions.…
DirkHMay 22, 2018There's so much of you in this. I see you everywhere. In Max's anger and frustration, in his wonder and imagination. The undeniable loneliness we both felt through our parents divorce. I know you hated this movie cause it scared you, but I find comfort in the fact that…
#1 gizmo fanDec 19, 2021I’ll never be able to accurately describe how this movie makes me feel and that’s okay
Framesofnick - Jun 2, 2018
“Will you keep out all the sadness?”-I cry just thinking about this movie :’)) -here's an edit I made -Quoting part of Dan Jolin’s analysis from empireonline.com just so I never lose it & also I think he wrote it perfectly: “It doesn’t take Freud to spot that, to some…
Samster3000🌦Jan 4, 2020I wish I had friends I could casually tear the arm off of and then they're just totally fine with it the next day
adamboltMay 13, 2020he's just a boy pretending to be a wolf pretending to be king :(
lev 🖤🦇 - Jul 26, 2016
when is spike gonna adapt harold and the purple crayon
LucyOct 29, 2021"When you go home, will you say good things about us?" "Don't go. I'll eat you up, I love you so" Carol howling and the rest of the wild things joining him. That beach scene broke my heart.
AleOct 16, 2015"This movie is really sad actually." How to destroy a seven year old. Even better than I remember it. Maybe because when I last saw it all I had was a one year old. And now I have an island. And three wild things. And I am the reluctant king in way over his head.
Sam Van Hallgren
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- Dreykarr likedWhere the Wild Things Are
Traumatizing but in a fun way
Miss Honey lovedWhere the Wild Things AreWhy is everyone scared of this movie, I love it 😂😭 Always loved the book as a kid and was so happy when they made a movie. The vibes are immaculate. The soundtrack is *chefs kiss*
cas likedWhere the Wild Things Arethis movie is.... still have the dvd from when i was child
- Saint lovedWhere the Wild Things Are
UNCOMFORT COMFORT MOVIE
kara lovedWhere the Wild Things AreTop #1 oddly comforting movie. Rewatching it now as an adult than as a child and understanding the deeper message/meaning made it easily a 10/10.
Vane299 lovedWhere the Wild Things AreIk I might be crazy but at like 1:27:00 I started crying 😢 it was weird but good yk?
- lola likedWhere the Wild Things Are
this movie is very nostalgic to me but it could honestly be a horror movie 💀
Colleen is "meh" onWhere the Wild Things AreI was obsessed with this movie as a child
Layra likedWhere the Wild Things Arethis is a really beautiful and sad movie
Atom Users Reviews
Metacritic
For all the artfulness, the feel of the film is rough-hewn, almost primitive. It’s a fabulous tree house of a movie.
David Edelstein
New York Magazine (Vulture)
Where the film falters is Jonze and novelist Dave Eggers' adaptation, which fails to invest this world with strong emotions.
Kirk Honeycutt
The Hollywood Reporter
I have a vision of eight-year-olds leaving the movie in bewilderment. Why are the creatures so unhappy? That question doesn’t return a child to safety or anywhere else. Of one thing I am sure: children will be relieved when Max gets away from this anxious crew.
David Denby
The New Yorker
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